Background
HAMLIN, Lewis Porter was born on April 10, 1886 in Transylvania Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Perry C. and Rachel (Dunn) Hamlin.
HAMLIN, Lewis Porter was born on April 10, 1886 in Transylvania Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Perry C. and Rachel (Dunn) Hamlin.
Western Carolina Teachers College, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1912. Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Republican Company Chairman, 1916-1920. Republican Nominee for Congress, 1924. Representative, Transylvania Company, General Assembly of North Carolina, since 1929.
Minority Leader, House of Representative, North Carolina, since 1929.
Member: Masons; Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Woodmen of the World. Clubs: Kiwanis International.
Spouse Mae Pickelsimer, May 19, 1918, Athens, Tennessee.